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The Oscar nominations are out!

January 24, 2012 5:30 AM by Jeremy Feist Comment Filed Under: Oscars Tagged: , ,

Now that the Golden Globe Awards have more or less spoiled the results for us, here are the Oscar nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards (set to take place on February 26th), which really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who can remember the Globes from a week ago. Leading the pack is Hugo with eleven nominations, followed by The Artist with ten, here’s more from TooFab:

BEST PICTURE
“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
“The Help”
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“Moneyball”
“The Tree of Life”
“War Horse”

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Demián Bichir, “A Better Life”
George Clooney, “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin, “The Artist”
Gary Oldman, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Brad Pitt, “Moneyball”

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs”
Viola Davis, “The Help”
Rooney Mara, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
Meryl Streep, “The Iron Lady”
Michelle Williams, “My Week with Marilyn”

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Kenneth Branagh, “My Week with Marilyn”
Jonah Hill, “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte, “Warrior”
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners”
Max von Sydow, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Berenice Bejo, “The Artist”
Jessica Chastain, “The Help”
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs”
Octavia Spencer, “The Help”

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”
Michael Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Alexander Payne, “The Descendants”
Martin Scorsese, “Hugo”

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
“A Cat in Paris”
“Chico & Rita”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Rango”
“Puss In Boots”

SEE THE FULL NOMINATIONS LIST

Wait, why is Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was nominated for Best Picture? That movie goddamn SUCKED. Oh Tom Hanks, you know how to work those Hollywood handshakes. Also, Cars 2 got shut out, and absolutely no one cares. Sorry Pixar.

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Eddie Murphy also quit the Oscars!

November 9, 2011 12:08 PM by Jeremy Feist Comment Filed Under: Actors Tagged: , ,

Completely validating my theory that Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy were chosen to put together the Oscars because someone was drunk and/or high at 2AM and needed a way to laugh and feel rich at the same time, Eddie has also quit hosting the Oscars in a press release straight from the AMPAS right after Brett was fired/given the boot, whichever version of the story you want to believe.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced that Eddie Murphy has withdrawn as host of the 84th Academy Awards. “I appreciate how Eddie feels about losing his creative partner, Brett Ratner, and we all wish him well,” said Sherak. Commented Murphy, “First and foremost I want to say that I completely understand and support each party’s decision with regard to a change of producers for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. I was truly looking forward to being a part of the show that our production team and writers were just starting to develop, but I’m sure that the new production team and host will do an equally great job.”

I’m surprised they were able to release a press statement without adding “Please go see Tower Heist! No, really, please go see it. We got our asses handed to us by the talking cat from Shrek for Christ’s sake. We really need you guys to watch our movie. This is pretty much the last stop for us before everyone born after 1990 takes over and we’re back to being the assholes who made Norbit and X-Men: The Last Stand.”

Eddie Murphy

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Brett Ratner quit the Oscars!

November 9, 2011 8:36 AM by Jeremy Feist Comment Filed Under: People Tagged: ,

So a couple weeks ago, director Brett Ratner was pegged as the producer of the Academy Awards, which is weird because I thought they usually only gave jobs like that to people who don’t suck at making movies. Anyway, after a week wherein he lied about screwing actress Olivia Munn and then said that rehearsal was for fags, TMZ is saying that Brett decided now might be a good time to duck out and quit before he ends up completely unemployable. Well, more so anyway.

Now, he’s penned an open letter … apologizing for the “hurtful and stupid things I’ve said” … and adding, “Having love in your heart doesn’t count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted.” Ratner continued, “Being asked to help put on the Oscar show was the proudest moment of my career. But as painful as this may be for me, it would be worse if my association with the show were to be a distraction from the Academy and the high ideals it represents.” Ratner says he’s been in contact with GLAAD — the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — and he promises he will work to “increase awareness of the important and troubling issues this episode has raised. I deeply regret my actions and I am determined to learn from this experience.”

I like to think the real reason behind this is that someone took the coke straw out of their nose long enough to realize that although hiring Brett to put together an Oscars telecast was hilarious at like two in the morning, it was a little less funny when the guy who made all those Rush Hour movies would actually be putting together one of those most important broadcasts of the year. Just imagine Chris Tucker screeching “THE AWARD GOES TO HELEN MIRREN BITCH!” while sitting on a toilet fighting ninjas. Actually, I take this back. This would be awesome.

Brett Ratner

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Oprah, Darth Vader to receive Oscars!

August 3, 2011 9:40 AM by Jeremy Feist Comment Filed Under: Oprah Winfrey, Oscars Tagged: , ,

Somehow, neither Oprah nor James Earl Jones have ever won an Oscar, which is really weird because one is known to the world as an enigmatic overlord known for their ability to control things with their mind and an army at their beck and call, and the other played Darth Vader. Anyway, the Academy Awards are going to be acknowledging their contributions by awarding the two of them as well as make-up artist Dick Smith with lifetime achievement awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says that Winfrey, along with legendary actor James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith, will be honored with Oscar statuettes at the Governors Awards in November. The academy’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to recognize the trio for their individual achievements. Winfrey, 57, — well known for her charitable works — will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which honors philanthropic and humanitarian contributions. Jones, 80, and Smith – known as the “godfather of makeup” will receive honorary Oscars for their outstanding careers. SOURCE

I really am surprised they haven’t won Oscars at this point. Well, except for Dick Smith, that guy has a little golden man in the bag. That being said, I always kind of thought it was weird for people to announce this now, in the middle of August, when the Oscars are still more than half a year away. I’m just saying, are you trying to drag this out as long as possible? Mean.

Oprah Winfrey

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James Franco wasn’t stoned during the Oscars!

April 1, 2011 10:48 AM by Jeremy Feist Comment Filed Under: Actors Tagged: , ,

Continuing his national tour of pissing away all his goodwill, James Franco sat down with David Letterman to talk about his Oscar hosting performance, where he sucked it up and accepted responsibility for his energy-free performance. April Fools! HA! No, he actually said that Anne Hathaway was too energetic, so he just looked bored and comatose. In all fairness, Anne did sort of have the Rachel Berry “Please tell me you’re entertained” vibe running throughout the show, but I fully attribute that to the fact that James had all the enthusiasm of Snooki at an AA meeting. “I’m Snooki, and I’m an alcoholic. It’s been 30 seconds since my last drink, and now the room is spinning and all the walls are melting. *Falls down* Would someone just fucking stick it in me already?”

James Franco

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James Franco vs. Bruce Vilanch

March 22, 2011 7:42 AM by Jeremy Feist Comment Filed Under: Actors Tagged: , ,

Remember how during the Oscars, James Franco gave a performance so bad, Billy Crystal‘s left nut could have done a better job? Seriously, you could have knocked Billy out, cut off one of his balls, and parked it in front of the audience for three hours and it would have been funnier than James. Anyway, longtime Oscar writer Bruce Vilanch gave an interview to Vulture trying to come up with an excuse as to why he sucked so badly.

“I don’t think he realized how big a deal it is to do it until he was actually confronted with it. I think he thought he would kind of … I don’t know what he thought. I thought maybe it was a performance-art prank, and then I realized he sincerely wanted to do it. But it’s outside of those guys’ comfort zones. The only people who know how to host those shows are people who get up onstage every night and say, ‘Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. A funny thing happened … ‘ Or people like Bette [Midler] who can get up and sing all night and tell stories.” SOURCE

Anyway, Franco has already spat back at Vilanch because clearly, he’s trying to torpedo the sweet living fuck out of his own career. Seriously, I remember the days when I thought James was hot, charming and talented, now I just think he’s a pretentious douchebag. The sad thing is, despite being wedged firmly up his own ass, Spiderman 3 is still the biggest pile of shit he’s ever been in.

James Franco

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Anne and James hate each other now!

March 1, 2011 10:48 AM by Jeremy Feist Comment Filed Under: Oscars Tagged: , ,

So if you all remember how the Oscars turned out, and honestly how could I forget at this point, you’ll remember that James Franco basically just mumbled a couple lines while maintaining the exact same stance throughout the entire show while Anne Hathaway pretty much had to carry the entire show by herself. Well, it turns out she might not be too pleased. By which I mean they hate each other. A lot.

“She had to provide all the energy — he was just phoning it in,” says a second insider. (“James seemed in his own little world,” during the Oscar telecast, says another source. “Producers were pissed.”) In fact, as UsMagazine.com reported Monday, after the awards, Franco, 32, skipped his own party at L.A.’s The Writer’s Room. “He went immediately back to NYC because he was pissed about how the show went,” adds a third source. SOURCE

Actually, you know what? I believe this. Think about it: Anne sang, danced, went through something like six or seven costume changes, delivered most of the lines … meanwhile, James sat back stage drinking bong water and Twittering. Honestly, if I were her I would have tied his dick up until it resembled a balloon animal.

James Franco and Anne Hathaway

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Live Oscar Blogging!

February 27, 2011 12:14 PM by Michael Knudsen Comment Filed Under: Oscars Tagged: ,

Please join us here at PopBytes for live blogging/tweeting of The 83rd Annual Academy Awards! I’ll be tweeting along with @JeremyFeistXXX, @SeanASimpson, @AllenPiatt, and @SmrtMnky. You can also add in your own comments below, let’s all try to turn a notoriously boring event into something fun!

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

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